“Misunderstanding a culture's symbols is a common root of predujice.”

“And your students,” Sato demanded, “don’t find it unnerving that Masons meditate with skulls andscythes?”“No more unnerving than Christians praying at the feet of a man nailed to a cross, or Hindus chanting infront of a four-armed elephant named Ganesh. Misunderstanding a culture’s symbols is a common root ofprejudice”

“...the intranslatable intonations of a foreigner, the inevitable cross-cultural misunderstandings lurking in tones and glances and assumptions.”

“The 'gallows' are not only a symbol of death, but also a symbol of cruelty, terror and irreverence for life; the common denominator of primitive savagery, medieval fanaticism and modern totalitarianism.”

“In a world of diversity, and cultural differences... there's no such thing as 'common' sense.”

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”